Only few saw the newborn King face-to-face, but his prayer is that one day all of us will see him and know God’s glory.

Most of us have watched a child make his requests to Santa Claus. No harm in that, of course, unless we tend to think this is something like our relationship with God.

There always seems to be a frenetic pace in December. Everything we were doing the first 11 months of the year continues, but December adds a significant amount of extras.

Peter’s concern wasn’t that we might physically trip due to temporary instability. His concern was that in every age there will be false teachers who twist doctrines to fit their preferences.

Jesus told his disciples what to do with themselves after his ascension before he returned again. We, too, can obey what he taught.